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Several revolutions have happened in 

 the property of Guiana, fince its dis- 

 covery ; but it is now divided between 

 the Spaniards, Dutch, French, and 

 Portuguese ; the Spaniards, however, 

 have no other poffeffions in this country/ 

 except their Settlements, on the eaft- 

 ern fide of the river Oronoque, near 

 the confines of its limits, and therefore, 

 can hardly be included, among the pro- 

 prietors of Guiana. 



The Dutch territory is bounded by 

 the Spanijh Settlements on the weft, and 

 by the river Maroni on the earl. With- 

 in thefe limits are the following laree 

 navigable rivers, difcharging themfelves 

 into the Atlantic Ocean, viz. Pomaroon, 

 EJfequebo, Demerary, Berbice, Curran- 

 tine, Surinam, and Merriwina, lituated 

 from weft to eaft in the order in which 



they 



